Some printers automatically print on both sides of a page (automatic
duplex printing); other printers allow you to manually reinsert pages
to print the second side (manual duplex printing); and some printers do
not support duplex printing at all. To find out whether your printer
supports duplex printing, you can check the printer manual, contact the
printer manufacturer, or check the printer's properties by clicking
Properties in the
Print dialog box.
To find out whether your printer supports duplex printingThe options in the
Print dialog box can vary depending on your printer options and configuration.
You can use the following clues to determine whether a specific printer supports duplex printing:
- Check your printer manual or consult your printer manufacturer.
- Click the tabs in the Print
dialog box and review the options. If options such as print on both
sides of the paper, duplex printing, or two-sided printing appear on
any of the tabs, the printer probably supports automatic duplex
printing.
Notes
- If you are
printing to a combination copy machine and printer, and the copy
machine supports two-sided copying, it probably supports automatic
duplex printing.
- If you have more than one printer installed,
it's possible that one printer supports duplex printing and another
printer does not.
To manually set up a printer to print to both sides of a sheet of paperWith some printers, you can use the
Manual duplex check box under
Printer in the
Print
dialog box. Word will print all of the pages that appear on one side of
the paper and then prompt you to turn the stack over and feed the pages
into the printer again.
You can also use the following procedure to set up your printer for manual duplex printing:
- On the File menu, click Print.
- In the lower-left corner of the Print dialog box, in the Print box, click Odd pages.
- Click OK.
- After the odd pages are printed, flip the stack of pages over, and then in the Print dialog box, click Even pages.
- Click OK.
Note Depending on the printer model, you might have to turn and reorder the pages to print the other side of the stack.
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